EP 0682990 A1 19951122 - Sorting apparatus.
Title (en)
Sorting apparatus.
Title (de)
Sortiereinrichtung.
Title (fr)
Dispositif de tri.
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 94303394 A 19940511
Abstract (en)
A sorting apparatus for sorting material into desired and undesired pieces or portions includes a moving reflective surface such as a rotating cylindrical drum (6) which is interposed between an illuminated background (4) and a viewing system (5) so that the background is indirectly viewed via the reflective surface. Any liquid or other debris from the product spills onto the reflective surface, rather than the background and is then moved away to be cleaned off. Thus, the viewed optical characteristics of the background remain constant and periodic cleaning of the background is not required. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B07C 5/342 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B07C 5/342 (2013.01 - EP US); B07C 5/366 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [A] GB 2198525 A 19880615 - KANEBO LTD
- [A] US 4634881 A 19870106 - BILLION LEO [BE]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0682990 A1 19951122; EP 0682990 B1 19990818; DE 69420128 D1 19990923; DE 69420128 T2 19991209; US 5683000 A 19971104
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 94303394 A 19940511; DE 69420128 T 19940511; US 43786295 A 19950509